The Duchess, Harvey, and "Lion" in London:Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, Duchess of York came to screen "Lion" with Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman at Soho House in London on Monday night, December 19.

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HRH Princess Eugenie joined in, chatting with Kelsey Grammer.

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Huge star, small venue
Kendrick Lamar rocked the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn Friday night for a private American Express concert. Rumored to be a Coachella 2017 headliner, Lamar is nominated for a Grammy for a collaboration with Beyonce.
The set is streamable on Facebook until Dec. 23.

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The Ryans: Reynolds and Gosling caused a flashmob inside Barker Hangar during a commercial break in the Critics Choice Awards.

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Sarah Paulson found Nicole Kidman...

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While Jeff Bridges squeezed in with Cynthia Nixon (right) and her wife Christine Marinoni.

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"See you at the Globes": Both Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson are up for awards at the industry's next tentpole, The Golden Globes on Jan. 8.
Speaking of which...

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Nobody throws a better party than the Globes, even if it's the HFPA's Holiday Dinner. There was a "conga line," a live band and a full dance floor at the group's holiday dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire on Thursday night, Dec. 15.

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"2016 was a great year... at least for film and television," HFPA President Lorenzo Soria addressed the room. There were no damp spirits on this rainy night, though, as true to their membership, international music ruled the playlist with "Bamboleo" and "Balada Boa" getting people up after a filet.
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Meanwhile in NYC, "Live By Night" (Dec. 25) is one of the last hotly anticipated movies of the year to unspool. At Metrograph, Jennifer Todd, Sienna Miller, Ben Affleck (who directed, wrote, produced and stars), Chris Messina, Elle Fanning and Chris Cooper.

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Sienna Miller and Elle Fanning at the Dec. 13 soiree.

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Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg's Boston Marathon bombing movie "Patriots Day," is one of the other final flicks to drop.
Before they had a massive Boston premiere on Wednesday night, Producers Michael Radutzky and Scott Stuber joined Wahlberg for a reception in Manhattan on December 12.

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Also on the holiday awards path, Natalie Portman: Check out her supermom tendencies, as she holds hands with Sunny Pawar (the heartbreaking kid from "Lion") at the Sunset Tower during a party for Vulture.

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Miguel wielded the microphone and a bottle of tequila for a toast to the DeLeón 100 at the Sayers Club in Hollywood on Dec. 15, an event recognizing a list of industry trailblazers. It was Hollywood's busiest night for holiday parties.